Eco-Tourism
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Myaing Hay Wun Elephant
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Location |
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- Located in
Taikkyi Township of Yangon Division.
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Area
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Year of
Establishment |
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Access |
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- Yangon to
Pa-lon, 60 miles by car, Pa-lon to Kwan Ti Myaung, unmetalled road 8
miles, and Kwan Ti Myaung to Myaing Hay Wun, forest road 4.5 miles.
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Objectives |
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- To develop
and promote from Elephant Nursing Camp to Myaing Hay Wun Elephant
Research Camp.
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Wildlife |
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- Elephant,
Gaur, Banteng, Barking deer. Wild boar, Hear Wild cat, Green Peafowl,
Ruddy sheld duck, Hill myna, Blossom-headed parajeet, pheasant, Red
jungle fowl, Quail, Dove, Duck, lesser tree duck, Butterflies, Moths,
Snaker, Monitar lizard, Groung lizard, Grass lizard and Chameleon are
present.
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Conservation, Development and Research Programmes |
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- (a)
Research on Elephant Artificial Inseminaion (EAI)
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Increasing elephant population by Elephant Artificial Insemination (EAI)
method.
- (c) Study
reporduction of female elephant by feeding food additives.
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Opportunities for Study and Recreation
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- (a) Study
of fishes and aquatic creatures in La-har-ma-nge fishpond and recreation
by fishing.
- (b)
Viewing of pyinkadoe plantation situated near Sinte and listening to the
sound of birds.
- (c) Hiking
and mountaineering in the forest.
- (d)
Observing training of domestic elephants.
- (e)
Elephants riding around the camp
- (f) Study
of the capture of wild elephants.
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